West Ham predicted lineup vs Tottenham - Premier League

David Moyes has only won three times away to Tottenham in his managerial career
David Moyes has only won three times away to Tottenham in his managerial career / Robin Jones/GettyImages
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West Ham United travel to the north of London's capital for a Premier League meeting against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.

David Moyes has overseen a pair of victories in West Ham's last two top-flight meetings with Spurs but has endured a rotten run of results on Tottenham's turf.

The 58-year-old's last victory away to Spurs was during his tenure at Everton in 2008. Arsenal's current manager Mikel Arteta teed up Steven Pienaar for the only goal of that game.

Here's the lineup Moyes may deploy in a bid to end that 11-game winless run.


1. Goalkeeper & defenders

Lukasz Fabianski
While Alphonse Areola has been used for West Ham's European fixtures, David Moyes turns to Lukasz Fabianski for the Premier League / Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/GettyImages

Lukasz Fabianski (GK) - Forced to watch Thursday's Europa League heroics from the bench, West Ham's former Poland international is the designated Premier League goalkeeper.

Ben Johnson (RB) - The last time West Ham reached the quarter-finals of a major European competition in 1981, Johnson's famous footballing uncle, Paul Parker, hadn't even made his professional debut.

Craig Dawson (CB) - Only three Premier League centre-backs average a higher non-penalty expected goals (xG) ratio than West Ham's deadly dead ball operator (per FBref).

Kurt Zouma (CB) - An official charge from the RSPCA is unlikely to deter Moyes as he has consistently selected Zouma throughout the controversy.

Aaron Cresswell (LB) - West Ham's ever-reliable fullback has never won a Premier League game at Tottenham (D2 L3).

2. Midfielders

Declan Rice
Declan Rice has played more Premier League minutes than any other outfield Hammer this season / Julian Finney/GettyImages

Tomas Soucek (CM) - The burly and bandaged Czech Republic international became the first Hammer since Marc-Vivien Foe in September 1999 to score in a European knockout tie on Thursday night.

Declan Rice (CM) - With each commanding display, Rice continues to underline his manager's assertion that £100m for the England international would be 'cheap'.

Manuel Lanzini (AM) - The Argentine number ten didn't make his first league start until December, but has been included from the off in 12 of the subsequent 15 matches.

3. Forwards

Michail Antonio
Michail Antonio has more Premier League goals (six) than wins (four) against Tottenham / Soccrates Images/GettyImages

Andriy Yarmolenko (RW) - After two emotionally-charged game-changing substitute appearances, Yarmolenko may well have earned a starting berth for the derby.

Michail Antonio (ST) - The Jamaica international has scored more Premier League goals against Spurs than any other opponent, including the strike that sealed the club's first-ever defeat at their own Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019.

Pablo Fornals (LW) - A midfielder once considered to be more of a playmaker matched the highest-scoring season of his top-flight career with a sixth league goal against Aston Villa last week.